Christopher McComb
AI Foundations Research
- human-machine teaming
- human-AI collaboration
- geometric data representation
Applied AI Research
- AI/ML for engineering design
- simulation of sociotechnical systems
- design for additive manufacturing
Externally-funded AI Projects
- “A Hybrid Computer Platform to Design, Guide and Partner with Humans in the Team Problem-solving Process”, DARPA, (Co-PI with PI Jonathan Cagan), August 2017 – July 2021
- “Rapid Evaluation and Synthesis of Engineering Systems” NVIDIA Corporation, (Sole PI) August 2017 – August 2018
- “Machine Learning for Additive Manufacturing Applications”, NVIDIA Corporation, (Sole PI) August 2018 – August 2019
- “Investigating the Effectiveness of Machine Learning Paradigms for Training Novice Designers in Rapidly Evolving Digital Manufacturing”, NSF, (PI with Co-PI Nicholas Meisel, Co-PI Timothy Simpson), August 2018 – August 2021
- “Part Screening and Redesign for Additive Manufacturing”, Rexnord Corporation (PI with Co-PI Timothy Simpson), August 2019 – August 2020
- “Smart Model-centric Life Cycle Approach to Collaborative Execution of Capital Projects”, Construction Industry Institute, (Co-PI with PI John Messner, Co-PI Robert Leicht), September 2019 – September 2021
- “Human Error Reduction in Mack Truck Operations”, PA Manufacturing Innovation Program, (Co-PI with PI Ling Rothrock, Co-PI Matthew Parkinson), May 2020 – May 2021
- “Neuro-Symbiotic Co-Designer Using Oracle-Guided Synthesis and Reinforcement Learning,” DARPA, (Co-PI with PI Susmit Jha, Co-PI Anirban Roy, Co-PI Narajan Shankar, Co-PI Dejan Janovic, Co-PI Daniel Elenius, Co-PI Bruno Duterte, Co-PI Karan Sikka, Co-PI Sam Owre, Co-PI Swarat Chaudhuri), October 2020 – September 2024
AI-Related Courses
- EDSGN 561: Data-Driven Design
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Publications
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Christopher McComb
James L. Henderson, Jr. Memorial Assistant Professor of Engineering Design
